How To Compost – Page 45 – Crazy About Compost

120 degrees and the worms are still here!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFSUG0tg6q8 My Envirocycle compost tumbler is cooking at about 120 F, and the red wigglers are still hanging in there- wow! I added two red wigglers several months ago, and now I have tons of them. I didn't think they would last, let alone multiply, let alone stick around when the compost is cooking. If they wanted to leave, they could exit through the air holes or the drainage vents... I'm really surprised they're hanging around. How much longer will they last? We'll see...

Prepping the compost bin, and designing for our climate!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z90yY0fZRyU

Does Adding Worms to Your Compost Tumbler Make a Difference?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbpSdR4hHXY I added two red wigglers to the Envirocycle compost tumbler, and now there's dozens! When conditions are favorable, they'll stick around and break down the material. To keep the tumbler balanced, I add food scraps once a week, tumble it, open up the lid and add enough leaves to cover the whole surface of the contents. Seeing the worms stick around week after week is a good gauge that the compost is going well, and they're making my job easier!